An inconclusive murder case. The victim was killed by being struck in the Head with a rock and pierced with an arrow - apparently, a Negro slave and mestizo were responsible. The case is further complicated by the litigation of creditors and the necessity of taking inventory of the deceaseds possessions. (C. Needham) (1975)

The title of this collection is very misleading. The documents actually concern a case involving a mulato slave who is Charged with intimidating his master with two swords. The slave argues through his defender that his purpose in holding the weapons was completely innocent; nevertheless, he is convicted to suffer public humiliation and two hundred lashes administered by an Indian named Mateo. One can speculate whether he would have survived the ordeal; but actually he was rescued by a priest during the course of the punishment and given refuge in the church. (C. Needham) (1975)

Contains a blow-by-blow account of an altercation. This record of a case of assault is not likely to be of great interest except to historians of legal practices. It does contain some insight, however, into the liabilities of an Owner for the actions of a slave, in this case a mulato owned by Pedro Andrade. (C. Needham) (1975)